Police said two men aged in their 60s had been drinking at a Cairns home in Queensland’s far north on Wednesday night before the disagreement.

Detective Inspector Jason Chetham said the argument broke out over a pack of cigarettes at the Manunda residence after 8pm and a man was stabbed.

“Police attended, they found a man suffering a suspected wound to the side of his neck and bleeding heavily,” he said.

Det Insp Chetham said emergency services administered first aid but the 62-year-old man died at the scene.

Police arrested a 63-year-old man, charging him with murder and he will appear in Cairns Magistrates Court on Thursday.